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Panax Ginseng Root Extract인삼추출물

인삼추출물in-sam-chu-chul-mul
On a Korean label: 인삼추출물 = Panax Ginseng Root Extract — Ginseng.

What it is

An extract of ginseng root (Panax ginseng), Korea’s signature herbal ingredient. Red ginseng is the same root steamed before it is dried.

On a Korean label

Ginseng is 인삼추출물; red ginseng is 홍삼추출물. Both are “Panax Ginseng Root Extract” in English.

Korean rules

The Korean ingredient dictionary lists no limit, label caution or functional-ingredient status for it.

Related names on Korean labels

KoreanEnglish (INCI)What it is
홍삼추출물 Panax Ginseng Root Extractred ginseng extract (steamed root)

Questions

What is 홍삼추출물?

Red ginseng extract — ginseng root that was steamed.

Sources

  1. Korea Cosmetic Association — ingredient dictionary (대한화장품협회 성분사전)

Checked 26 October 2026. Rules change — the official texts above are the final word.